Plume Grass

Ponytail Palm

About Plume Grass and Ponytail Palm

Plume Grass

Ponytail Palm

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Biennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Tree

1.3 Origin

Mediterranean, Northern Africa

Mexico

1.4 Types

Not Available

Cat palm, Date palm, Old Man palm

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

marshes, Riverbanks

gardens, Grassland

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

6-912-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9 - 6

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

H1, H2, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

240.00 cm457.20 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

120.00 cm365.76 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Purple, Silver

Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Purple

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

White, Gray Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Purple, Tan

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Purple, Tan

Green, Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Long hair-like leaves

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Summer, Fall

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Vegetative

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Water once every two or three weeks

Average Water Needs

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Cut back all stems to the same height

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

0-10-10 NPK fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Drought, Edema

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Birds

Bugs, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Mites, Spider Mites

5.12 Allergy

Noxious Weed

Blurred vision, Diarrhea, Rash, Vomiting

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Borders, Showy Purposes

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Erosion control

Air purification, Shadow Tree

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

Cultivated for fodder

Not Available

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Feature Plant, Mixed Border

Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Houseplant, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

SACCHARUM ravennae

BEAUCARNEA recurvata

7.2 Common Name

Hardy Pampas Grass, Plume Grass, Ravennagrass

Bottle Palm, Ponytail Palm

7.2.1 In Hindi

Plume Grass

Ponytail Palm

7.2.2 In German

Plume Gras

Pferdeschwanz Palm

7.2.3 In French

Plume Herbe

Ponytail Palm

7.2.4 In Spanish

Penacho de hierba

Cola de caballo de palma

7.2.5 In Greek

Plume Grass

αλογοουρά παλάμη

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Plume grama

rabo- de palma

7.2.7 In Polish

Pióropusz Trawa

kucyk palmowy

7.2.8 In Latin

Kessinger Grass

ponytail palmarum

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Vascular plant

8.3 Class

Lilopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Liliaceae

8.6 Genus

Saccharum

Beaucarnea

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms

8.8 Tribe

Andropogoneae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Panicoideae

Nolinoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NA10

1 27800

Properties of Plume Grass and Ponytail Palm

Wondering what are the properties of Plume Grass and Ponytail Palm? We provide you with everything About Plume Grass and Ponytail Palm. Plume Grass doesn't have thorns and Ponytail Palm doesn't have thorns. Also Plume Grass does not have fragrant flowers. Plume Grass has allergic reactions like Noxious Weed and Ponytail Palm has allergic reactions like Noxious Weed. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Plume Grass and Ponytail Palm and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Plume Grass and Ponytail Palm

Season and care of Plume Grass and Ponytail Palm is important to know. While considering everything about Plume Grass and Ponytail Palm Care, growing season is an essential factor. Plume Grass season is Summer, Fall and Winter and Ponytail Palm season is Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Plume Grass is Loam and for Ponytail Palm is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Plume Grass is Acidic, Neutral and for Ponytail Palm is Neutral.

Plume Grass and Ponytail Palm Physical Information

Plume Grass and Ponytail Palm physical information is very important for comparison. Plume Grass height is 240.00 cm and width 120.00 cm whereas Ponytail Palm height is 457.20 cm and width 365.76 cm. The color specification of Plume Grass and Ponytail Palm are as follows:

Plume Grass flower color: Purple and Silver
Plume Grass leaf color: White and Gray Green
Ponytail Palm flower color: Ivory
Ponytail Palm leaf color: Green

Care of Plume Grass and Ponytail Palm

Care of Plume Grass and Ponytail Palm include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Plume Grass pruning is done Cut back all stems to the same height and Ponytail Palm pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Plume Grass needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Ponytail Palm needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.